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Table 2 Average cost per case appropriately diagnosed

From: Relative costs and effectiveness of treating uncomplicated malaria in two rural districts in Zambia: implications for nationwide scale-up of home-based management

Variable

HMM

Health facility

Number of cases

9,847

53450

Number tested with RDT

9,552.

24587

Number tested with microscopy

0

5345

Number tested clinically

295.00

23518

Proportion of fever cases in whom test is used

97%

56.00%

Total tested with either RDT or microscopy

9,552.00

29932

Total cost of diagnostic test (USD)

38,112.48

159387.90

Proportion of cases appropriately tested

97%

56%

Average cost per case appropriately tested (USD)

3.99

5.33